Zither

Museum number:
5-7673
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2445
Description:
Zither, cane; a series of tied tules with stretched reeds which when plucked create a sounds. Length 43 cm; width 15 cm
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Northern Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zithers
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Materials and techniques: tule reeds, wood twigs
Loans:
S1975-1976 #60: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (March 4, 1976–November 19, 1976)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Zither, accession number 5-7673, described as Zither, cane; a series of tied tules with stretched reeds which when plucked create a sounds. Length 43 cm; width 15 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Zither, accession number 5-7673, described as Zither, cane; a series of tied tules with stretched reeds which when plucked create a sounds. Length 43 cm; width 15 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zither, accession number 5-7673, described as Zither, cane; a series of tied tules with stretched reeds which when plucked create a sounds. Length 43 cm; width 15 cm

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